After the brave feat, she said: "This was a lifelong dream. It was humbling, breath-taking and very hot. I was hoping to catch a wave, however, when I got in close I was hit by a spatter of hardening rock spray and I quickly ducked under water.

"I looked back and noticed a wave was coming and I paddled for my life to get out of the danger zone. Afterwards I was exhilarated and exhausted at the same time. It was absolute endorphin high, but also terrifying—anything could have happened," the surfer wrote.

The Kilauea volcano has been active since 1983 and is part of Hawaii’s Volcano National Park.